León Gieco

León Gieco, a leading figure in Argentine popular music, turns 70.

Osvaldo Pugliese transcended the world, created his own style in tango and became a saint against bad luck for musicians. In the film, his daughter, granddaughter, musicians and fans retrace his steps to unveil this mystery.

In 1969, the Epstein brothers founded a music house in the heart of downtown Buenos Aires. There they offered the best imported records and it soon became a sanctuary. Musicians like Claudio Gabis, Nito Mestre, Charly García, Andrés Calamaro, agree that it was the place of freedom and inspiration that they so needed. It was the time when the avant-garde of the Di Tella Institute was nourished by the incipient rock and art, causing an explosion in the middle of a society isolated and lethargic by the repressive state apparatus. El Agujerito tells the story of this iconic record store through archival material and testimonies.

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A wedding invite from an estranged sibiling inspires a grandmother to assemble her family and embark on a roadtrip in a broken down caravan.

Documentary on the life of uruguayan legendary musician Hugo Fattoruso.

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Argentine audiovisual documentary based on a musical tour carried out between 2007 and 2008 by León Gieco along with a group of young artists with disabilities from different provinces of Argentina. The film combines music, singing, dance, and painting, along with the life stories of the protagonists.

Buenos Aires Rock is a film from Argentina filmed in Eastmancolor directed by Héctor Olivera on his own script written in collaboration with Daniel Ripoll that premiered on January 20, 1983 and had the participation of important interpreters of Argentine rock.

A look into Argentina's rock scene post-Cromañon's tragedy. It does not just present the most popular songs by soloists and bands featured in the film, but it goes backstage and shows the artists’ private world, how they write their music, where they live, how they became what they are and what their dreams are.

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Thirteen short films directed by thirteen directors, based on the recitals of Argentino en Vivo 2.

With no memory, a young man wakes up beaten and in a mysterious place, only gradually coming to remember that he was involved in a horrific accident.

This is the story of an optimistic and amnesiac people who, at the slightest glimmer of light, are prone to forget the pain caused by repeating their mistakes at the polls or by knocking on the doors of the barracks, and rush into hopeful celebration: a dubious World Cup, a war with England, the coming of democracy, etc. And so, between pain and celebration, they await that promised future of abundance.

Aided by archival footage and interviews with its key figures, this documentary delves into the history of Argentine rock music from its origins up to the mid-1990s.

Documentary that tells how Father Mugica left his aristocratic origins to approach the most vulnerable people and stand out as a founding member of the Priests for the Third World group. He founded the Cristo Obrero chapel in the Retiro slum, now Barrio Mugica, where he developed his pastoral work.

Documentary about Argentina's last military dictatorship and the legacy of one of the most brutal waves of repression, death and horror in Latin American history. Numerous people—historians, musicians, journalists, children of the desaparecidos (the disappeared) and others—talk candidly about how difficult it has been to uncover information about the whereabouts of the 30,000 missing men and women who were kidnapped and presumed murdered by the military. The intensely personal stories about missing relatives and the scope of the military junta's repressive policies also explain why, even now, many people resist coming to terms with Argentina's bloody past.

Concert film documenting the foundational stage of the Argentine 'rock nacional' movement. It was filmed during the third edition of the historic B.A. Rock rock festival, which took place in 1972 at the Argentinos Juniors stadium.

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Mercedes Sosa's recital upon her return from exile, in which she was accompanied by renowned artists, and an interview with the artist in which she recounts her life story from her childhood to the years when she suffered censorship, persecution, and exile.

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Argentine audiovisual documentary based on a musical tour carried out between 2007 and 2008 by León Gieco along with a group of young artists with disabilities from different provinces of Argentina. The film combines music, singing, dance, and painting, along with the life stories of the protagonists.